Halwai June 8, 2025

Ingredients:

• 2 cups – gram flour
• 5 to 6 Green chillies (finely chopped)
• 1 medium sized Tomato (finely chopped)
• 1 Onion (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp – Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• sufficient water to make the gram flour mixture
• sufficient oil for shallow frying the omelette
• salt to taste

Method:

  1. In a bowl, mix gram flour, green chillies, tomato, onions, coriander leaves, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well.
  2. Add sufficient water and make a little thin batter (the consistency should be such that it should spread on the tawa).
  3. Heat about 2 to 3 tbsp oil preferably on a non-stick tawa.
  4. Pour a ladleful of the gram flour mixture on the tawa and immediately spread it out like an omelette. Simmer.
  5. Once the tomato omelette is done on one side, carefully flip the side.
  6. Cover the omelette with a lid and continue cooking on a low flame till it is crisp and golden.
  7. Repeat with the remaining batter.
  8. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Recipe courtesy of Anita Raheja